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title: "After the Pandemic Halted Original Plans, Xponential Fitness Files for IPO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5ecabdf9-2e82-4b3d-9bfc-9031c5817aef
source: "Athletech News"
original_url: https://athletechnews.com/after-the-pandemic-halted-original-plans-xponential-fitness-files-for-ipo/
author: "Staff Editor"
category: "Gym & HVLP"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Gym & HVLP"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2021-06-26T00:21:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:25:28.095Z
image: https://athletechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/shutterstock_564998512.jpg
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# After the Pandemic Halted Original Plans, Xponential Fitness Files for IPO

**TL;DR:** Xponential Fitness, the largest boutique fitness franchisor in the US, has filed for an IPO after halting plans due to the pandemic. The company owns brands such as Club Pilates, Pure Barre, Rumble, and CycleBar.

*By Staff Editor, originally published in Athletech News on 2021-06-26. [Read the original](https://athletechnews.com/after-the-pandemic-halted-original-plans-xponential-fitness-files-for-ipo/).*

## Story

Xponential Fitness is the largest boutique fitness franchisor in the US that owns well-known boutique fitness companies such Club Pilates, Pure Barre, Rumble and CycleBar. The company had been rumored to go public last year but when the pandemic hit plans were halted. During the pandemic, Xponential Fitness turned to outdoor and digital programming to drive sales for its brands.

Original plans anticipated Xponential to be valued at about $1.3 billion, Bloomberg News reported at the time. The company’s revenue was severely hit by COVID-19 with a net loss of $4.

8 million on revenue of $29 million for the three months that ended March 31, compared with a loss of $1.9 million on revenue of $32 million in the first quarter of 2020.

## Entities

- Fitness (sector)
- Athletech News (publication)
- Xponential Fitness (company)
- boutique fitness (topic)
- pandemic impact (topic)
- Club Pilates (company)
- Pure Barre (company)
- CycleBar (company)
- Bloomberg (company)
- Rumble (company)
- ipo filing (topic)

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Originally reported by Staff Editor, Athletech News (https://athletechnews.com/after-the-pandemic-halted-original-plans-xponential-fitness-files-for-ipo/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5ecabdf9-2e82-4b3d-9bfc-9031c5817aef).